| Khuutra said: Oh man All right to clarify is this just about the next gen in general or a fourth player? Also can the topic be "Will the next gen start in 2010" rather than can, because whoever argues "for" in the "can" argument is going to win easily |
I've been doing some research on my end on a couple of online debate forums. I think we should first agree on a couple of definitions and nail down the topic for debate.
My working definition for "When the current generation transitions to the next" is this:
The current generation transitions to the next when the majority of the market sales activity for software is focused on that generation.
So for example this timeline here: 2005 (Xbox 360 released), 2006 Wii/PS3 released. 2007 Wii+PS3+Xbox 360 software sales exceed the market activity for the PS2 generation, so they become the default current generation consoles. Next gen hardware which is released first for the next generation does not form the next generation until a tipping point is reached in market share for software.
I feel the debate should ask the question: Would next generation hardware release in 2010 be greeted favourably or disfavourably by the market? The specific angle of this question relates to both publishers/developers and consumers.
Does that sound like a good debate topic?
Tease.
